Education History Timeline

I. Brown vs Broad of Education

1954
A. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
1965
1. Ensured that federal assistance would be sent to the poorest schools and
communities in the nation.
A. Title IX
1972
1. Part of the Education Amendments of 1972 that states that "No person in the
US shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
A. Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142)
1975
1. This act ensured that all children with disabilities could receive free, appropriate
public education. This law has been revised in 1990, 1997, and 2004.
A. A Nation at Risk
1983
1. A report issued by a group of scholars and educators to the US people. The
report called for tougher standards for graduation, higher college entrance
requirements, and a return to what was called "academic basics." It also
recommended an increase in the amount of homework given.
1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
1990
a.
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(a) No Child Left Behind Act
 2002
i) Revised the ESEA and called for states to develop content-area
standards and annual testing of Math and Reading in grades 3 to
8. Schools with poor test results face the possibility of being
closed.
a. 1990 revision of Education for All Handicapped Children Act
A. The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously the separate schools for white and black
students were unequal and could not remain segregated.
A. National Defense Education Act
1958
1. An Act to strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the
expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national
needs.